Clucidus

Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Chrysococcyx lucidus

(JF Gmelin, 1788)

Family: Cuculidae

Order: Cuculiformes

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Shining bronze-cuckoo

Bronzekuckuck

Coucou éclatant

Cuclillo broncíneo

CMS NL

Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL

CITES NL

(Europe: SPEC threat status )

Migration: intercontinental

some residents

Chrysococcyx lucidus

Migrant and partial migrant. Nominate lucidus breeding in Australia and New Zealand is a long-distance migrant across seas to equatorial non-breeding grounds, mainly in New Guinea and the Solomon Is, where silent; observed on passage across Torres Strait. Occurs in Queensland at all seasons, moving N in autumn and S in spring. A few remain in SE Australia and Tasmania in austral winter. Island races layardi and harterti are resident.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1997) - www.hbw.com )

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